[Jewelry making - Article 00112] - [Orchid] Sapphires buying

[sharron]

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Hello all,

    A good friend of mine just spent a week in Bangkok and fell in love
    with sapphires and wants some info for buying a large one in a few
    months. Firstly she said she prefers the brighter clear colored ones
    from  Sri Lanka rather than the darker Thai ones and she asked me
    about the heat treatments etc. that are being done. I am not an
    expert in stones at all so am asking people out there to please tell
    me where are the best ones coming from? Does heat treatments change
    or fade or devalue then and how much? is a certificate on a stone
    saying it is untreated be believed?  Anything you can tell me would
    be greatly appreciated both my her and myself. She is a lady  who
    loves lovely gem stones in great simple setting but she wants the
    best she can find if affordable.  I think she is looking quite large
    stones not small ones. 

Thanks to you all.
Wishing everyone a wonderful and prosperous year. 

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